Home » Books » Science » Cosmology
The Hidden Reality
http://www.fishpond.com.au/Books/Hidden-Reality-Brian-Greene/9780307278128?cf=3
Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos
By
Brian Greene
RRP $30.99 $15.76 Save $15.23 (49%)
Free shipping Australia wide Ships from USA supplier | Rating: | | | Format: | Paperback / softback, 443 pages | | Other Information: | Illustrated | | Published In: | United States, 01 November 2011 |
In recent years, discoveries in physics and cosmology have led a number of scientists to conclude that our universe may be one among many. With crystal-clear prose and inspired use of analogy, Greene shows how a range of different "multiverse" proposals emerges from theories developed to explain the most refined observations of both subatomic particles and the dark depths of space. |
About the AuthorBrian Greene received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and his doctorate from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. He joined the physics faculty of Cornell University in 1990, was appointed to a full professorship in 1995, and in 1996 joined Columbia University, where he is professor of physics and mathematics. He has lectured at both a general and a technical level in more than twenty-five countries and is widely regarded for a number of groundbreaking discoveries in superstring theory. His first book, "The Elegant Universe," was a national bestseller and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. His second book, "The Fabric of the Cosmos, " was also a bestseller. He lives in Andes, New York, and New York City. www.briangreene.org Reviews"Brian Greene has a gift for elucidating big ideas. . . Captures and engages the imagination. . . . It's exciting and rewarding to read him." --"The New York Times" "A wonderful way to coax your brain into a host of strange and unfamiliar domains." --"The Boston Globe" "Exciting physics, wrapped up in effortless prose. . . . Greene has done it again." --"New Scientist" "If extraterrestrials landed tomorrow and demanded to know what the human mind is capable of accomplishing, we could do worse than to hand them a copy of this book." --"The New York Times Book Review" " " "The multiverse is an idea whose time has come. . . . The book serves well as an introduction . . . and will open up many people's eyes." --"The Wall Street Journal" " " "Greene takes us down the rabbit hole yet again, this time setting a course for the terra incognita of parallel universes, hidden worlds, alternate realities, holographic projections, and multiverse simulations. Greene likes to drop you into the middle of the action first and then explain the backstory, but he has an elegant knack for anticipating questions and immediately dealing with any confusion or objections." --"The Daily Beast" " " "An accessible and surprisingly witty handbook to parallel universes.... Greene is immensely gifted at finding apt and colorful everyday analogies for the arcane byways of theoretical physics." --"The Toronto Star" " " "Mind-stretching. . . . ["The Hidden Reality "is] Greene's impassioned argument 'for the capacity of mathematics to reveal hidden truths about the workings of the world.'" --"The New Yorker" " " "Like [Stephen] Hawking and [Roger] Penrose before him, [Greene] is an author who writes with the confidence and authority of one who . . . has seen the promised land of cosmic truth." --"Bookforum" "If you like your science explained rather than asserted, if you like your science writers articulate and intelligible, if you like pop
| Publisher: | Vintage Books | | ISBN: | 0307278123 |
| EAN: | 9780307278128 | | Dimensions: | 20.42 x 13.44 x 2.36 centimeters (0.43 kg) |
| Age Range: |
15+ years |
|